Ruthena Kay (Collins) Tucker
Ruthena Kay (Collins) Tucker was born on February 16, 1948, in Okemah, OK, and departed this life on Tuesday, August 28, 2018, in Shawnee, OK, at the age of 70. Ruthena, the daughter of J B and Waleeta (Beck) Collins, was a resident of Prague. She married Charles Tucker on September 23, 1967 in Durant,…
Read MoreOkfuskee County Free Fair to be held Sept. 5-8
The Okfuskee County Free Fair will be held Wednesday, September 5th – Saturday, September 8th. Workday to set up the fair is set for Tuesday, September 4th which is also the date for fair superintendent orientation. Superintendents may attend either the 11 a.m. or 4 p.m. orientation in the OSU Extension Conference Room. All Inside…
Read MoreMuscogee Creek Nation and Okfuskee County Health Department to offer Diabetes Prevention Program
The Muscogee Creek Nation Diabetes Program and the Okfuskee County Health Department announce the launch of the Diabetes Prevention Program, a local health improvement partnership aimed at reversing rising obesity rates and preventing diabetes in adults. The program is open to adults 18 and older with certain risk factors for diabetes and obesity. This free…
Read MoreClearview educator inducted into Oklahoma African American Educators Hall of Fame
Former Tulsa educator Amelia Louis Swain Alford will be inducted into the Oklahoma African-American Educators, Inc. Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will be held at 7 PM on September 28, 2018 at the Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mrs. Alford was born in Clearview, Oklahoma on November 30. 1923 to Lloyd V.…
Read MoreDustin man still missing
By Kay Thompson ONL Publisher Friends and family of Clinton Thomas are still searching for the Dustin man who disappeared earlier this month. Thomas was last seen on camera on August 4 at 4 p.m. at the Dollar General in Wetumka. According to Chief Deputy Cullen Fowler of the Hughes County Sheriff’s Department, the department…
Read More‘Now I Lay Me Down’ hits shelves; chronicles tragic Weleetka Murders
Book signing set in Okemah for September 7 at Hen House Cafe By Josh Allen ONL Staff Reporter Many people probably remember the billboards scattered about Okfuskee County with the two little girls faces on them following their brutal murder in 2008. Chronicling these brutal incidents, published author Faith Phillips follows the crimes from the…
Read MoreOkemah Public Library one of only four libraries in the state selected for wifi hotspot program
By Josh Allen ONL Staff Reporter In this day and age, it seems everyone needs the internet. But the internet is not always easy to obtain. The Okemah Public Library is now offering a program to change that. Okemah’s library was recently chosen as one of only four libraries in the state to participate in…
Read MoreOklahoma Land Title Association having successful year under Okemah president
By Josh Allen ONL Staff Reporter The Oklahoma Land Title Association (OLTA), a statewide group of title professionals, continues a successful year under its fairly-new president from Okemah. Terri Parrish, who works at Sovereign Abstract & Title of Okfuskee County, took over at the helm of the organization in April, following a good year under…
Read MoreEarnest Ely Orr
Services are pending for Earnest Ely Orr. Earnest Ely Orr was born June 17, 1943 in Okemah, Oklahoma to Marvin Thomas Orr and Nora Bell (McKee) Orr. He passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at his home near Cromwell, Oklahoma at the age of 75. Mr. Orr was a longtime resident of the Cromwell/Okemah area. …
Read MoreRichard Allen Jimboy
Funeral services for Richard Allen Jimboy will be held Thursday, August 16, 2018 at 2:00 PM at the Creek Chapel Methodist Church in Okemah. Interment will follow at the Creek Chapel Cemetery also in Okemah. Wake services were held Wednesday, 6:00 – 8:00 PM at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Okemah. Richard Allen…
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